1888-1893 large autograph album that belonged to Anna Higman, "Annie", of Bastrop, Louisiana. During at least part of this time, Annie was a student at Morehouse College at Bastrop, Louisiana, which is located in Morehouse Parish. One inscriber called it Bastrop College.
Annie inscribed her name on the first page of handwriting in the album and followed it up with a dedication page.
The album measures approximately 8-1/2" by 6-3/4" and contains 94 sentiments from Annie's relatives, friends, schoolmates and at least one former teacher. An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.
Surnames in the Album
From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:
Anna Higman was born about 1869 in Louisiana, the daughter of William Abraham Higman and Sarah L. (Pratt) Higman, "Sallie". Annie's father had died by the time she started acquiring inscriptions in this album, but her mother inscribed a page at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 11, but she did not write a year.
Other relatives in the album who expressed a kinship [and there were likely more who did not express a kinship]
- H. M. Helen, "your sister"; inscribed a group page. Presumably Annie's sister Helen Higman.
- Mervin B. Higman of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed a group page. Annie's brother.
- Cousin M. C. L.; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 18, 1888.
- A. O. P., or R. O. P.; inscribed at B. B. on July 30, 1887. "Your Auntie". Could the P stand for Pratt, the surname of Annie's mother?
- Anna; Annie's aunt; inscribed on December 11, 1887. Full page sentiment
- Jane; inscribed on August 22, 1893 at Ruston, Louisiana. Annie's Aunt Jane
- J. B. Higman; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on March 19, 1888. Annie's Uncle John Brisco Higman, who was a brother to Annie's father, William Abraham Higman.
- Myrtle Higman; inscribed on March 19, 1888 at Bastrop, Louisiana. Annie's cousin Myrtle Higman was the daughter of Emma Charity (Patton) Higman and John Brisco Higman, who was a brother to Annie's father William Abraham Higman. Myrtle was about 7 when she inscribed this page.
Sometime before 1890, Annie married Forest Thompson, son of George Washington Thompson and Harriet E. (O'Neal) Thompson. I believe they were the G. W. Thompson and H. E. Thompson who inscribed pages in the album.
G. W. Thompson of Downsville, Louisiana; inscribed on January 10, 1892
H. E. Thompson [name partially obscured] of Downsville, Louisiana; inscribed on January 13, 1892.
The album also contains a page inscribed by B. F. Thompson of Ruston, Louisiana, on July 24, 1893. Could Forest have been a middle name? Or was this an uncle?
Forest and Annie named one of their children Benjamin Franklin Thompson, born in 1891. They had two other children, before Annie died sometime in, I believe, in the middle to late 1890s. Forest married Elma Henry in 1899 and had more children.
I haven't found a death record or grave listing for Annie. Hopefully a reader has more information. If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
Inscribers in the Album
- E. I. B., or E. J. B.; inscribed on February 6, 1887
- E. R. B.; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on January 8, 1887. Not sure of middle initial
- E. R. B.; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on January 8, 1887.
- M. E. B.; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on January 19, 1887
- R. J. B. of Mount Lebanon, Louisiana; inscribed on May 20, 1889
- Willie C.; inscribed on February 1, 1888
- C. L. G.; inscribed on March 11, 1887
- M. C. L.; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 18, 1888. Annie's cousin
- P. R. L. or P. R.S.; inscribed on Tuesday Night at 7 Oclock P.M. March 15, 1887
- A. L. M., or A. S. M.
- H. C. M. of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on November 25, 1887
- A. O. P., or R. O. P.; inscribed at B. B. on July 30, 1887. "Your Auntie". Could the P stand for Pratt, the surname of Annie's mother?
- S. M. P.; or S. M. T.; inscribed on July 17, 1887
- W. H. P.; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on January 16, 1886
- P. R. L. or P. R.S.; inscribed on Tuesday Night at 7 Oclock P.M. March 15, 1887
- L. H. T.; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, in October 1887
- S. M. P.; or S. M. T.; inscribed on July 17, 1887
- B. W. W.
- "your friend"
- Anna; Annie's aunt; inscribed on December 11, 1887. Full page sentiment
- Co.; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 3, 1887
- Corrie, or Carrie; inscribed on March 14, 1887. Possibly the Corinne Dalton who inscribed a group page.
- Eva; inscribed at Bastrop College, perhaps the same as the Morehouse College that some inscribers mentioned, on January 19, 1887. Annie's schoolmate
- Jane; inscribed on August 22, 1893 at Ruston, Louisiana. Annie's Aunt Jane
- Jennie; inscribed on November 20, 1890
- Marie, No. 3. [presumably referring to Morehouse College at Bastrop, Louisiana]. Annie wrote a later note: "Died Feby 1887". Shared the page with Antoinette Hall and Irene E. Tisdale
- Nettie; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 3, 1887
- Ora; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 3, 1887. Possibly Ora E. Hall, who inscribed a group page.
- Pattie
- Pauline
- Minnie Lee Ashley; inscribed at Ruston, Louisiana, on June 30, 1889
- S. R. Bridgers of Oak Ridge, Bastrop, Louisiana, inscribed on January 18, 1886. Shared the page with T. G. Brigham; Maggie A. Brigham; Miss Lula Higginbotham and Lillie Sullivan
- Maggie A. Brigham of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on January 9, 1887. Shared the page with S. R. Bridgers; T. G. Brigham; Miss Lula Higginbotham; and Lillie Sullivan
- T. G. Brigham of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on January 9, 1887. Shared the page with S. R. Bridgers; Maggie A. Brigham; Miss Lula Higginbotham; and Lillie Sullivan
- Ada Brown of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on February 12, 1887. Shared the page with Nellie Meek and Metie Hall
- Ada Brown; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 10, 1887. Annie's schoolmate.
- J. W. Chinn, Jr.; not sure of surname; first initial could be I.
- Katie H. Dalton of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on January 8, 1888
- Katie Dalton; inscribed on January 8, 1888
- Corinne Dalton; inscribed on February 2, 1887. She may have been the Corrie who inscribed an individual page. Shared the page with Florence M. Gray; Fannie A. Hall; Ora E. Hall; C. H. Patton; and Nettie J. Newton
- John Duly, or John Deely; inscribed on 8-7, no year written
- Mamie Duckworth; not sure of given name; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on June 19, 1887
- James Evans
- C. T. Fitch
- Ella Fouts; inscribed at Mount Lebanon, Louisiana, on June 22, 1889
- K. Fouts of Mt. Lebanon, Louisiana; possibly Kate Fouts, who died in 1899. Shared the page with W. T. Stassney; H. M. Helen; W. F. Patton; Mamie Lawhead; and C. C. Tisdale.
- Florence M. Gray; inscribed on February 3, 1887. Shared the page with Fannie A. Hall; Ora E. Hall; C. H . Patton; Nettie J. Newton; and Corinne Dalton
- Selia V. Greene of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on June 27, 188x [last digit smudged]. Shared the page with J. Marble Pratt; C. E. Pratt; and Mervin B. Higman.
- Antoinette Hall of Bastrop, Louisiana. Shared the page with Marie, No. 3 [presumably referring to Morehouse College at Bastrop, Louisiana] and Irene E. Tisdale
- Fannie A. Hall of Bastrop, Louisiana. Shared the page with Florence M. Gray; Ora E. Hall; C. H. Patton; Nettie J. Newton; and Corinne Dalton
- Fannie Hall, No. 23, of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on February 3, 1887
- Metie Hall of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed in January 1887. Presumably Ametas Hall, daughter of Bolling Cass Hall and Antoinette (Newton) Hall. Shared the page with Ada Brown and Nellie Meek.
- Metie Hall, No. 6, inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on January 29, 1887, at Morehouse College; Annie's deskmate. Presumably Ametas Hall, daughter of Bolling Cass Hall and Antoinette (Newton) Hall
- Nettie Hall
- Ora E. Hall of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on February 3, 1887. She may have been the Ora who inscribed an individual page. Shared the page with Florence M. Gray; Fannie A. Hall; C. H. Patton; Nettie J. Newton; and Corinne Dalton.
- W. H. Hamilton of McKinney, Texas, in Collin County; inscribed on August 7, 1887. Shared the page with Pattie Augusta McFee
- R. M. Hardy; inscribed at Ruston, Louisiana, on July 1, 1889
- Sena Hardy; inscribed at Ruston, Louisiana, on June 30, 1889
- Miss Lula Higginbotham of Oak Ridge, Louisiana, at Bastrop. Shared the page with S. R. Bridgers; T. G. Brigham; Maggie A. Brigham; and Lillie Sullivan
- Miss Annie Higman, Bastrop, November 25, 1887". Anna Higman, album owner. She wrote her name on an ownership page and also on a dedication page.
- Emma C. Higman; inscribed on March 19, 1888 at Bastrop, Louisiana. Annie's Aunt Emma Charity (Patton) Higman, wife of John Brisco Higman, brother of Annie's father William Abraham Higman
- H. M. Helen, "your sister". Presumably Annie's sister Helen Higman. Shared the page with W. T. Stassney; W. F. Patton; K. Fouts; Mamie Lawhead; and C. C. Tisdale
- J. B. Higman; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on March 19, 1888. Annie's Uncle John Brisco Higman, who was a brother to Annie's father, William Abraham Higman.
- Jno. B. Higman; inscribed on March 19, 1888. Perhaps the John Brisco Higman who inscribed another page as J. B. Higman. He was a brother to Annie's father, William Abraham Higman.
- Mervin B. Higman of Bastrop, Louisiana. Annie's brother. Shared the page with J. Marble Pratt; C. E. Pratt; and Selia V. Greene.
- Myrtle Higman; inscribed on March 19, 1888 at Bastrop, Louisiana. Annie's cousin Myrtle Higman was the daughter of Emma Charity (Patton) Higman and John Brisco Higman, who was a brother to Annie's father William Abraham Higman. Myrtle was about 7 when she inscribed this page.
- "Your Mother"; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 11, no year written. She was Annie's mother Sarah L. (Pratt) Higman, "Sallie".
- C. C. Kennedy of Summerfield, Louisiana; inscribed at M. L. U. in June 1889; not sure of the institution initials
- Mamie Lawhead, at School. Shared the page with W. T. Stassney; H. M. Helen; W. F. Patton; K. Fouts; and C. C. Tisdale.
- Lucie McFee; inscribed on August 18, 1887
- Pattie Augusta McFee of Bastrop, Louisiana. Shared the page with W. H. Hamilton
- L. J. McIntosh or S. J. McIntosh
- Nellie Meek; inscribed at Morehouse College on February 3, 1887. Shared the page with Ada Brown and Metie Hall.
- Ida Milling; inscribed at Forksville, Louisiana, on November 20, 1890
- G. W. Naff of Bastrop, Louisiana, inscribed on August 15, 1887
- Nettie J. Newton of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on February 8, 1887 at Bastrop. Shared the page with Florence M. Gray; Fannie A. Hall; Ora E. Hall; C. H. Patton; and Corinne Dalton.
- R. A. Newton; inscribed on January 15, 1887. Annie's "quondam" teacher
- C. H. Patton of Bastrop, Louisiana, inscribed on February 26, 1888. Shared the page with Florence M. Gray; Fannie A. Hall; Ora E. Hall; Nettie J. Newton; and Corinne Dalton
- W. F. Patton of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed in July 1888; presumably William F. Patton. Shared the page with W. T. Stassney; H. M. Helen; K. Fouts; Mamie Lawhead; and C. C. Tisdale
- W. F. Patton; inscribed on July 2, 1888
- C. E. Pratt, inscribed on July 17, 1887. Annie's later note: "Died May 1891 [or 1890 - there's an overstrike]. Shared the page with J. Marble Pratt; Selia V. Greene; and Mervin B. Higman.
- J. B. Pratt; inscribed on August 7, 1887. Perhaps James B. Pratt, brother of Annie's mother Sarah L. (Pratt) Higman, "Sallie".
- J. Marble Pratt of Bastrop, Louisiana. Shared the page with C. E. Pratt; Selia V. Greene and Mervin B. Higman.
- George A. Reid; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 6, 1888. He mentioned Geneva, Ohio, which may have been his hometown.
- Eddie Starsney; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on March 16, 1887
- W. T. Stassney of Bastrop, Louisiana. Shared the page with H. M. Helen; W. F. Patton; K. Fouts; Mamie Lawhead; and C. C. Tisdale
- Lillie Sullivan of Beaumont, Texas. Shared the page with S. R. Bridgers; T. G. Brigham; Maggie A. Brigham; and Miss Lula Higginbotham
- W. M. Taylor; inscribed at Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 20, 1888
- B. F. Thompson; inscribed at Ruston, Louisiana, on July 24, 1893. Possibly related to Annie's future husband Forest Thompson, or maybe Forest himself?
- G. W. Thompson of Downsville, Louisiana; inscribed on January 10, 1892. The sentiment refers to "Anna, my daughter", so G. W. Thompson was presumably George W. Thompson, father of Annie's husband Forest Thompson
- H. E. Thompson of Downsville, Louisiana; inscribed on January 13, 1892. Presumably Harriet E. (O'Neal) Thompson, mother of Annie's husband Forest Thompson.
- C. C. Tisdale; inscribed on Sunday, June 17, 1888. Shared the page with W. T. Stassney; H. M. Helen; W. F. Patton; K. Fouts; and Mamie Lawhead.
- Clarence C. Tisdale; "Dude"; inscribed on June 17, 1888, Sunday.
- Irene E. Tisdale of Bastrop, Louisiana; inscribed on June 17, 1888. Shared the page with Marie, No #3 [presumably referring to Morehouse College at Bastrop, Louisiana] and Antoinette Hall
- Anna A. Wright of Bastrop, Louisiana
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